Reward offered in St. Louis Park bus stop robberies

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. - Investigators hope a $500 reward will generate leads to help locate the person or persons responsible for a pair of armed robberies at Metro Transit bus stops in St. Louis Park.

Police say the robberies, one on Wednesday and one on Thursday, took place between 6 and 7 a.m. at bus stops along Minnetonka Boulevard. The February 20 robbery occurred near Minnetonka Boulevard and Colorado Avenue, while the February 21 incident happened near Minnetonka Boulevard and Hampshire Avenue.

In both cases the suspect approached victims who were alone, brandished a handgun and demanded money, cell phones and other personal items.

Witnesses describe the gunman as an African American male, approximately 5 feeet 5 inches tall, with a medium build. They say he was wearing a mask, a dark hoody sweatshirt or a puffy style jacket.

While they search for the suspect St. Louis Park Police are reminding people of ways to reduce the chances of being the target of a robbery: